Author: Sean Madson
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Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy XIII-2, To Be Released on PS3 and Xbox 360 Next Winter
Shortly after it was discovered that Square Enix has registered the domain name www.finalfantasy13-2game.com, they have come right out and announced that Final Fantasy XIII is receiving a direct sequel. The only details that are known about Final Fantasy XIII-2 thus far is that it features Lightning from the original as well as another mysterious…
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Review: Super Mario All-Stars (Nintendo Wii)
Nintendo reissues a 1993 classic SNES compilation.
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Review: Kirby’s Epic Yarn (Nintendo Wii)
There’s no denying that it’s Kirby and there’s lots of yarn involved. But is it epic?
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Square Enix Revenue Forecast Down by 92%, Delays Deus Ex
Following the dismal reception of Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix has suffered its own critical hit as its revenue forecast for the current fiscal year has plummeted by a whopping 92%. What was originally forecast to be 12 billion yen (or $142.4 million US dollars) has been reduced to a mere 1 billion yen (or…
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Review: ATV Fever (Nintendo Wii)
Yes, it’s as generic as it looks.
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Square-Enix Details Changes to Final Fantasy XIV, Dev Team in Mass E-mail
Following less than stellar reviews from the gaming press, Square Enix has been relentlessly trying to maintain Final Fantasy XIV’s subscriber base by way of extending free game time to players both past and present. Those same players were greeted by a mass e-mail today (which can also be found at “The Lodestone”) containing Square…
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Feature: A Look at Nyko’s Wand+
Is the Wand+ a worthwhile alternative to an official Wii-mote, or does it fall victim to third party bugginess?
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Review: Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles (Nintendo Wii)
Naruto’s latest Wii outing is not all it’s cracked up to be. Believe it!
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Diehard GameFAN Hall of Fame Nomination: Final Fantasy
The game that spawned a thousand JRPG’s is up for Hall of Fame nomination. Will it succeed, or is it a Fantasy not realized?
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Review: ATV Fever (Nintendo DS)
I have a fever and the only cure is Honda ATV’s. Or is it? Read on and find out!
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Review: Knights in the Nightmare (Sony PSP)
Knights in the Nightmare makes its way onto the PSP, but how well does it fare without stylus control?
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Diehard GameFAN Hall of Shame Nomination: Unlimited SaGa
Square-Enix was supposed to be a super publisher of top JRPGs post-merger. What went so wrong with Unlimited Saga that it was nominated for our Hall of Shame?
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Review: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light (Nintendo DS)
The 4 Heroes of Light is very much like the old-school RPG’s it seeks to emulate, for all the good and bad that this entails.
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Review: Front Mission Evolved (Sony PS3)
Square Enix takes one of their turn based strategy titles and hands it to the developers of Silent Hill: Homecoming, who turn it into Armored Core. It turns out about as well as you’d expect.
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Review: Left 4 Dead 2: The Sacrifice (Microsoft Xbox 360)
Left 4 Dead 2: The Sacrifice Publisher: Electronic Arts Developer: Valve Software Genre: First Person Shooter Release Date: 10/06/2010 Given the current trends, I think many people expected to be following coverage for an upcoming November release of Left 4 Dead 3. Well, I’m sorry to disappoint everyone who wanted to participate in this year’s…
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Review: Final Fantasy XIV Online (PC)
Sean Madson, the biggest Square Enix fan on the site, dives into MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. The results are… not what anyone could anticipate.
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Review: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Sony PSP)
Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Square Enix Genre: Action RPG Release Date: 09/07/2010 It’s another year, and we have another Kingdom Hearts. Ever since its inception on the Playstation 2 in 2002, this franchise which blends Disney and Final Fantasy characters into one seamless universe has become so successful that it…
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Unboxing of Final Fantasy XIV: Collector’s Edition
Very rarely, if ever, do I purchase collector’s editions of any games. Since almost every major game release has one, most of them end up in the bargain bin a few months later and that hardly justifies the premium you have to fork over to get an extra DVD or some unlockable content. However, I…
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Diehard GameFAN Hall of Fame Nomination: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess was Diehard GameFAN’s 2006 Game of the Year winner. But is that enough to gain it a spot in the DHGF Hall of Fame?
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Review: Metroid: Other M (Nintendo Wii)
Metroid: Other M Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Team Ninja Genre: Action/Adventure Release Date: 08/31/2010 When Nintendo announced that Team Ninja, the creators of Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden, would be developing the next entry in the Metroid franchise, many fans were ecstatic. I was indifferent. I’m not a fan of any of their titles and…